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The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Easington District Council) Order 1998

S.I. 1998/2619 · Made 22 October 1998

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 22nd October 1998

Laid before Parliament 29th October 1998

Coming into force 19th November 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988f1 hereby makes the following Order:–

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 9.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Exemption of sports and leisure facilities management
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Easington District Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 19th November 1998.

2Exemption of sports and leisure facilities management

The management of sports and leisure facilitiesf1 by the council of the district of Easington shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out at the following leisure centres:

(a)

the Peterlee Leisure Centre, St. Cuthbert’s Way, Peterlee; and

(b)

the Seaham Leisure Centre, Recreation Ground, Deneside, Seaham

during the period beginning with 1st January 1999 and ending on 31st December 1999.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

22nd October 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 (competition), work falling within certain defined activities may be carried out by local authorities only if particular conditions are fulfilled.

Article 2 of this Order exempts from the requirements of Part I the management of sports and leisure facilities by Easington District Council so long as it is carried out at the Peterlee Leisure Centre or the Seaham Leisure Centre during the period beginning with 1st January 1999 and ending on 31st December 1999.